Why so much hype?

Let's be realistic.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

"The House Bunny" (2008) stars Anna Faris as playboy bunny, Shelly, living at Hefner's infamous mansion. When she's unexpectedly ousted after her 27th birthday she gets a gig as a house mother at a USC sorority where Shelly encourages a group of geeky girls by giving them make-overs, etc. Beverly D'Angelo, Colin Hanks and Hugh Hefner have side roles. The plot is similar to 1984's "Revenge of the Nerds" in that a group of nerdy youths get revenge on their popular crowd persecutors. The difference here, of course, is that the nerds are girls at a sorority rather than guys at a fraternity, not to mention the presence of a playboy bunny as their leader. I wanted to see this movie the second I saw the trailer because it made it look like an entertaining movie and it is, to a point. Amiable Anna easily carries the movie with her winsome, naïve personality while Emma Stone is equally effective as the leader of the geeks. Kat Denning, Katharine McPhee and a couple of the other actresses who play the nerdy girls are also good. It's a well-made, likable dramedy with -- thankfully -- no raunch. The problem is the script and the corresponding flow of the story. It never really engaged me and, as such, the movie never rose above mildly amusing. Another problem is that the filmmakers failed to take advantage of the female resources at their disposal, except for Faris. Dennings is underutilized and McPhee is pregnant the entire movie, which was unnecessary because there's no appreciable payoff to that particular subplot.If you want to see a really good dramedy about sorority girls check out 2005's "Man of the House." The film runs 97 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles, including Playboy Mansion and USC. GRADE: C

Shelley Darlingson was raised in an orphanage, but when she blossomed into a hot girl and moved into the Playboy Mansion. But she's summarily evicted on her 27th birthday, because she's too old. In desperation she takes a job as house mother for a sorority of misfits losing their house for lack of members. They have a few months to find 30 pledges, or a sorority of popular girls will take over their place. Shelley figures that girls will pledge a house that boys find interesting, so she sets out to make the girls alluring, not act too smart, and host great parties........It's from Happy Madison pictures, so don't expect something too clever. If you like Adam Sandler side projects, like Grandmas Boy, and Deuce Bigalow, you will know what to expect.It's as subtle as a sledge hammer, the humour is mostly gross out and inane, but there is also a little bit of heart to it.Fairs is great as the playboy bunny, and she doesn't overdo the popular girl schtick too much, in fact, she's one of the most sympathetic characters in the whole film, showing that she probably could have been a success if she chose the right path.As usual, the not so pretty girls turn out to be really hot ala She's All That, and despite connotation toward Mean Girls, there's not much reference.Its a fun ninety minutes, nothing too serious, or too stupid.It won't do you any harm.

I liked this movie because it's not raunchy. Yes there are sexual innuendo jokes but this is obviously not a movie for children. Anna Faris's acting is ideal. I did not know that she could do this style of acting and carry a film. The plot is not hard to follow and I like it how the film doesn't demean the audience by making jokes or plot lines that make no sense. The House Bunny is good for teens who aren't impressionable and for adults. The music at the end was great. Here's a list of the best scenes 1) The House Bunny is stuck out in the rain. 2) The House Bunny goes on a date and messes things up. 3) The ending scene where Katherine McPhee sings and there's dancing. 4) The sorority girls act snooty.

Anna Faris whom people may remember her from as Ryan Reynolds Britney Spears cloned girlfriend,plays Shelley in this cute teen comedy. Shelley is a former playboy bunny who's just celebrated her 27th birthday. But when Shelley receives a letter from the boss of the playboy mansion(yes folks Hugh Heffner is IN this MOVIE!!)it states that she is too old for playboy and must leave the premise. With nowhere else to go only her old car that's a banger she of course stumbles across a sorority campus. The first campus doesn't want to hear of her while the other place which has Emma Stone,Rumur Willis,Kat Jennings and former winner of American Idol Katherine McPhee in it she of course decides to be their sorority mother.Like in a lot of teen comedies nowadays the girls that Shelley stays with are pretty average geeky chicks and with the help of some make up and hair extensions they turn into real life Barbie dolls(actually one part reminded me of that 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan getting a makeover)and try and do a campaign to stop their sorority house from being taken from them by their other sorority campus ruled by some bitchy chick who wants to sabotage their house the Zeta.Overall this film whose producer is YUP you guessed it Adam Sandler along with his buddy from The Wedding Singer Allen Covert who also produced Hotel Transylvania,this flick is really all not that bad and I think this is Emma Stone's debut movie as I never heard her do any movies in 2004 or 05 or 06. I give this movie a 5.Also starring in this movie is Tom Hanks son Colin Hanks who plays Shelley's love interest.